Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
21 pending office actions • 20 clients • 21 examiners • 17 art units • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
SISSON & BANYAS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LLC has managed 763 career applications, primarily in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate pct of 88.94. Currently, there are 18 pending office actions in its docket. The 763 career applications reflect the firm's experience in handling medical and mechanical inventions.
The average office actions per allowance for this profile is 2.86. This metric provides a benchmark for the prosecution effort required to reach an allowance in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field. The 88.94 resolved allowance rate pct is an indicator of success for the 763 career applications managed by the firm. With 18 pending office actions, the firm is actively engaged in the examination process. These data points together illustrate the firm's historical performance and its current status within its primary technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (5%) |
| §103 only | 5 (24%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| §112 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (57%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | 1 | 78.2% | +14.7% |
| SEABE, JUSTIN D | 1 | 71.7% | +24.3% |
| ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | 1 | 52.7% | +26.7% |
| CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | 1 | 65.1% | +35.7% |
| HANES JR., JOHN | 1 | 47.6% | +38.8% |
| LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT | 1 | 64.1% | +33.8% |
| PEZZLO, BENJAMIN ALEXANDER | 1 | 45.5% | +27.3% |
| SONG, INJA | 1 | 66.4% | +48.8% |
| DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE | 1 | 73.9% | +16.1% |
| HYMEL, ABIGAIL R | 1 | 82.8% | +19.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18894336 | Pinch valve | DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE | 126d overdue |
| 18033383 | Novel compositions for neutralizing toxic effects of hydrogen peroxide in living cells or tissues | ALAWADI, SARAH | 15d |
| 18580968 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TO A LOAD TO BE MOVED | FERGUSON, TYLER RAY | 62d |
| 18390283 | SNAP-ON AUTOMOTIVE WHEEL COVER OVERLAY WITH EXTENDED SURROUND AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | DAVISON, LAURA L | 69d |
| 19465743 | Oil distribution system for an internal combustion engine valvetrain | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | — |
| 19400066 | AIR-SUPPLY ASSEMBLY AND BLADELESS FAN | SEABE, JUSTIN D | — |
| 19288005 | ADAPTER AND KIT FOR JOINING A TOOL TO A THREADED POLE | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | — |
| 18961933 | INSTRUMENT TEE WITH REDUCED OR ELIMINATED DEAD ZONES | LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18894336 | Pinch valve | DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE | 126d overdue |
| 18995757 | COVER ASSEMBLY FOR TRUCK BED | HANES JR., JOHN | 27d |
| 19465743 | Oil distribution system for an internal combustion engine valvetrain | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | — |
| 19400066 | AIR-SUPPLY ASSEMBLY AND BLADELESS FAN | SEABE, JUSTIN D | — |
| 19288005 | ADAPTER AND KIT FOR JOINING A TOOL TO A THREADED POLE | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | — |
| 19171831 | Bottle for containing liquid | CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | — |
| 18961933 | INSTRUMENT TEE WITH REDUCED OR ELIMINATED DEAD ZONES | LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT | — |
| 18919590 | TRUCK BED TENT | PEZZLO, BENJAMIN ALEXANDER | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3611 | 2 |
| 3654 | 1 |
| 3745 | 1 |
| 3723 | 1 |
| 3733 | 1 |
| 3634 | 1 |
| 3679 | 1 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| 3671 | 1 |
| 1645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19465743 | Oil distribution system for an internal combustion engine valvetrain | Manton Pushrods, LLC | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | 3654 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2026 |
| 19400066 | AIR-SUPPLY ASSEMBLY AND BLADELESS FAN | Ningbo Singfun Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. | SEABE, JUSTIN D | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2025 |
| 19288005 | ADAPTER AND KIT FOR JOINING A TOOL TO A THREADED POLE | Ez Smart Co. | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | 3723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19171831 | Bottle for containing liquid | Kyung Il Jung | CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | 3733 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 18995757 | COVER ASSEMBLY FOR TRUCK BED | Gi.Anso 4X4 Club, S.A. | HANES JR., JOHN | 3634 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18961933 | INSTRUMENT TEE WITH REDUCED OR ELIMINATED DEAD ZONES | Contour Biosolutions, LLC | LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT | 3679 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18919590 | TRUCK BED TENT | Pittman Products International, Inc. | PEZZLO, BENJAMIN ALEXANDER | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| 18854339 | 3-D PRINTED MULTI-ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP | Phase, Inc. | SONG, INJA | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 | |
| 18894336 | Pinch valve | Contour Biosolutions, LLC | DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 126d overdue | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18708492 | EASILY-ASSEMBLED SWING-TYPE TRICYCLE | Ningbo Xinglong Juchuang Electrical Technology Co., Ltd. | HYMEL, ABIGAIL R | 3611 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18707938 | SELF-PROPELLED WORK MACHINE | Allu Innovation And Research Center OY | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 3671 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18637620 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE ADSORPTION OF POLYSACCHARIDE-PROTEIN CONJUGATES AND MULTIVALENT VACCINE FORMULATION OBTAINED THEREOF | Serum Institute Of India Private Limited | DUFFY, PATRICIA ANN | 1645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18580968 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TO A LOAD TO BE MOVED | M-Mover Holdings Limited | FERGUSON, TYLER RAY | 3611 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18390283 | SNAP-ON AUTOMOTIVE WHEEL COVER OVERLAY WITH EXTENDED SURROUND AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Neo Design, LLC | DAVISON, LAURA L | 3993 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 69d | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18502187 | HEATING ASSEMBLY WITH LIGHT PROJECTOR AND ELECTRIC FIREPLACE COMPRISING SAME | Source Pro Industries Ltd. | CAMPBELL, THOR S | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 | |
| 18352948 | Electric Fireplace with Undermounted Flame Projector Module | Source Pro Industries Ltd. | DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE | 3761 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18033383 | Novel compositions for neutralizing toxic effects of hydrogen peroxide in living cells or tissues | Dzala LLC | ALAWADI, SARAH | 1619 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Apr 24, 2023 |
| 18051978 | PERSONALIZED BAG | BECCO IP, LLC | HELVEY, PETER N. | 3734 | §112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 18047017 | Truck bed accessory mounting panels | Builtright Industries LLC | GUTMAN, HILARY L | 3612 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Oct 17, 2022 |
| 17676620 | REPAINT TRAY | Repaint Studios , Inc. | WEINERTH, GIDEON R | 3736 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2022 |
| 17649909 | ORIFICE INSPECTION SYSTEM | Throat Scope Pty Ltd | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2022 |
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